From Delphi

This is a comparison between the Delphi 7.01 VCL and the Delphi 2005.02 VCL.

Contents 1 Forms 1.1 Form ActnRes 1.2 Form IBGeneratorEditor 1.3 Form IBRestoreEditor 1.4 Form IBSecurityEditor 1.5 Form IBServiceEditor 2 Units 2.1 Unit ActnColorMaps 2.2 Unit ActnCtrls 2.3 Unit ActnList 2.4 Unit ActnMan 2.5 Unit ActnMenus 2.6 Unit ActnPopup 2.7 Unit AxCtrls 2.7.1 Changed Methods 2.8 Unit BandActn 2.8.1 Changed Methods 2.9 Unit Buttons 2.9.1 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.9.2 Changed Methods 2.10 Unit CheckLst 2.10.1 Removed Member Vars 2.10.2 Added Member Vars 2.10.3 Newly Overridden Methods 2.10.4 Methods No Longer Overridden 2.10.5 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.10.6 Changed Methods 2.11 Unit ComCtrls 2.11.1 New Methods 2.11.2 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.11.3 New Record Types 2.11.4 New Classes 2.11.5 Newly Overridden Methods 2.11.6 New Properties 2.11.7 Changed Methods 2.12 Unit Consts 2.12.1 New Constants 2.13 Unit Controls 2.13.1 New Constants 2.13.2 New Types and Records 2.13.3 New Delegates 2.13.4 New Properties 2.13.5 New Classes 2.13.6 New Methods 2.13.7 New Event Handlers 2.13.8 Changed Methods 2.13.9 Removed Methods 2.13.10 Changed Properties 2.13.11 Changed Procedures 2.14 Unit CustomizeDlg 2.14.1 Changed Methods 2.15 Unit Dialogs 2.15.1 New Constant 2.15.2 New Property 2.15.3 New Methods 2.15.4 Changed Procedures 2.15.5 Changed Methods 2.16 Unit ExtActns 2.16.1 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.17 Unit ExtCtrls 2.17.1 New Event Handlers 2.17.2 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.17.3 New Properties 2.17.4 Changed Properties 2.17.5 Newly Exposed Properties 2.17.6 New Delegates 2.17.7 New Methods 2.17.8 New Classes 2.17.9 Changed Methods 2.17.10 New Resource Strings 2.17.11 New Functions 2.18 Unit ExtDlgs 2.18.1 Changed Methods 2.18.2 New Classes 2.19 Unit FileCtrl 2.19.1 Newly Exposed Properties 2.19.2 New Types 2.19.3 New Classes 2.19.4 Changed Procedures 2.20 Unit Forms 2.20.1 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.20.2 New Event Handlers 2.20.3 Newly Overridden Methods 2.20.4 New Message Handlers 2.20.5 New Methods 2.20.6 Removed Methods 2.20.7 New Types 2.20.8 New Delegates 2.20.9 New Properties 2.20.10 Newly Re-introduced Properties 2.20.11 Changed Properties 2.20.12 Changed Procedures 2.20.13 Changed Methods 2.20.14 Modified Constants 2.21 Unit Graphics 2.21.1 New Constants 2.21.2 New Types 2.21.3 Changed Type 2.21.4 New Methods 2.21.5 Changed Methods 2.21.6 New Properties 2.21.7 Changed Procedures 2.21.8 New Procedures 2.22 Unit GraphUtil 2.22.1 New Types 2.22.2 New Constants 2.22.3 New Procedures 2.23 Unit Grids 2.23.1 Newly Exposed Properties 2.23.2 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.23.3 Removed Types 2.24 Unit ListActns 2.24.1 New Classes 2.24.2 Changed Classes 2.25 Unit Mask 2.25.1 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.26 Unit Menus 2.26.1 New Class 2.26.2 New Methods 2.26.3 New Procedures 2.26.4 Changed Methods 2.27 Unit OleCtnrs 2.27.1 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.28 Unit OleCtrls 2.28.1 Changed Methods 2.28.2 New Delegate 2.28.3 Changed Class 2.28.4 New Methods 2.28.5 New Properties 2.28.6 Changed Methods 2.29 Unit Outline 2.29.1 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.30 Unit Printers 2.30.1 Changed Methods 2.31 Unit ScktComp 2.31.1 Changed Methods 2.32 Unit StdActnMenus 2.32.1 Newly Overridden Method 2.32.2 New Class 2.32.3 Changed Methods 2.33 Unit StdActns 2.33.1 Changed Methods 2.33.2 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.33.3 New Class 2.33.4 New Types 2.33.5 New Delegates 2.33.6 Changed Methods 2.34 Unit StdCtrls 2.34.1 Newly Exposed Properties 2.34.2 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.34.3 New Type 2.34.4 Changed Type 2.34.5 New Property 2.34.6 New Methods 2.34.7 Modified Properties 2.34.8 Removed Message Handlers 2.34.9 Changed Methods 2.35 Unit StdStyleActnCtrls 2.35.1 Changed Methods 2.36 Unit Tabs 2.36.1 New Type 2.36.2 New Properties 2.36.3 New Message Handler 2.36.4 New Event Handler 2.36.5 New Delegate 2.36.6 New Methods 2.36.7 Changed Methods 2.36.8 Newly Exposed Event Handlers 2.37 Unit Themes 2.37.1 Changed Method 2.37.2 Changed Procedures 2.38 Unit ToolWin 2.39 Unit ValEdit 2.39.1 Newly Exposed Event Handler 2.39.2 Changed Methods 2.40 Unit WinHelpViewer 2.40.1 Changed Method 2.41 Unit XPActnCtrls 2.41.1 Changed Methods

[edit] Forms

[edit] Form ActnRes

Only bitmap resources changed (no layout changes).

[edit] Form IBGeneratorEditor

Scaled property removed.

[edit] Form IBRestoreEditor

Scaled property removed.

[edit] Form IBSecurityEditor

1. Form moved out of Source folder and moved to Lib folder
2. Scaled property removed.
3. BorderStyle changed to dialog (Width and Height removed as a result).
4. ClientHeight and ClientWidth added.

[edit] Form IBServiceEditor

1. Form moved out of Source folder and moved to Lib folder
2. Scaled property removed.
3. BorderStyle changed to dialog (Width and Height removed as a result).
4. ClientHeight and ClientWidth added.

[edit] Units

[edit] Unit ActnColorMaps

(todo)

[edit] Unit ActnCtrls

(todo)

[edit] Unit ActnList

(todo)

[edit] Unit ActnMan

(todo)

[edit] Unit ActnMenus

(todo)

[edit] Unit ActnPopup

(todo)

[edit] Unit AxCtrls

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TActiveXControl.Close
2. TActiveXControl.OnDocWindowActivate

[edit] Unit BandActn

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCustomizeActionBars.ExecuteTarget
2. TCustomizeActionBars.HandlesTarget

[edit] Unit Buttons

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TSpeedButton.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TButtonGlyph.CalcButtonLayout

[edit] Unit CheckLst

[edit] Removed Member Vars

1. TCheckListBox.FSaveStates

[edit] Added Member Vars

1. TCheckListBox.FWrapperList

[edit] Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCheckListBox.LoadCreateItems
2. TCheckListBox.SaveRecreateItems

[edit] Methods No Longer Overridden

1. TCheckListBox.WMDestroy message handler
2. TCheckListBox.DestroyWnd

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TCheckListBox.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCheckListBox.Create
2. TCheckListBox.Destroy
3. TCheckListBox.CreateWnd
4. TCheckListBox.ResetContent
5. TCheckListBox.SaveRecreateItems
6. TCheckListBox.DeleteString

[edit] Unit ComCtrls

[edit] New Methods

1. TTabControl.OnMouseActivate
2. TTabSheet.OnMouseActivate
3. TPageControl.OnMouseActivate
4. TStatusBar.OnMouseActivate
5. THeaderControl.OnMouseActivate
6. TTreeNodes.GetEnumerator
7. TTreeView.OnMouseActivate
8. TProgressBar.OnMouseActivate
9. TUpDown.OnMouseActivate
10. THotKey.OnMouseActivate
11. TListItems.GetEnumerator
12. TListView.OnMouseActivate
13. TToolButtonActionLink.IsDropdownMenuLinked
14. TToolButtonActionLink.IsEnableDropdownLinked
15. TToolButtonActionLink.SetDropdownMenu
16. TToolButtonActionLink.SetEnableDropdown
17. TToolButton.OnMouseActivate
18. TToolBar.GetEnumerator
19. TToolBar.OnMouseActivate
20. TCoolBar.OnMouseActivate
21. TComboBoxExStrings.Put

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TComboBoxEx.OnMouseMove

[edit] New Record Types

1. TNodeDataInfo
2. TItemDataInfo

[edit] New Classes

1. TTreeNodesEnumerator
2. TListItemsEnumerator
3. TToolBarEnumerator
4. TListItemsEnumerator

[edit] Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCustomTreeView.WMCtlColorEdit message handler
2. TCustomListView.WMCtlColorEdit message handler

[edit] New Properties

1. TToolButton.EnableDropdown

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TPageControl.CMDockClient
2. TCustomStatusBar.ExecuteAction
3. TTreeNode.ReadData
4. TTreeNodes.Assign
5. TTreeNodes.DefineProperties
6. TCustomTreeView.Create
7. TCustomTreeView.Destroy
8. TCustomTreeView.CreateWnd
9. TCustomTreeView.DestroyWnd
10. TCustomTreeView.CNNotify
11. TCustomTreeView.IsCustomDrawn
12. TTrackBar.CreateParams
13. TCustomRichEdit.DestroyWnd
14. TListItems.DefineProperties
15. TCustomListView.Create
16. TCustomListView.Destroy
17. TCustomListView.CreateWnd
18. TCustomListView.CNNotify
19. TCustomListView.GetSearchString
20. TCustomListView.IsCustomDrawn
21. TCustomListView.SetHoverTime
22. TCustomListView.GetHoverTime
23. TToolButton.MouseDown
24. TToolButton.GetButtonState
25. TToolButton.CMVisibleChanged
26. TToolButton.CMEnabledChanged
27. TToolButton.ActionChange
28. TToolBar.RepositionButton
29. TToolBar.UpdateItem
30. TToolBar.UpdateItem2
31. TToolBar.CMDialogChar
32. TToolBar.CNNotify
33. TToolBar.IsCustomDrawn
34. TComboExItem.Assign
35. TComboExItems.Notify
36. TCustomComboBoxEx.Create
37. TCustomComboBoxEx.Destroy
38. TComboBoxExStrings.PutObject

[edit] Unit Consts

[edit] New Constants

1. SDockZoneVersionConflict
2. SParameterCannotBeNil
3. SInvalidColorString
4. SInvalidPath
5. SInvalidPathCaption
6. SANSIEncoding
7. SASCIIEncoding
8. SUnicodeEncoding
9. SBigEndianEncoding
10. SUTF8Encoding
11. SUTF7Encoding
12. SEncodingLabel

[edit] Unit Controls

[edit] New Constants

1. CM_INVALIDATEDOCKHOST
2. CM_SETACTIVECONTROL
3. CM_POPUPHWNDDESTROY
4. CM_CREATEPOPUP
5. CM_DESTROYHANDLE
6. CM_MOUSEACTIVATE

[edit] New Types and Records

1. PPopupFormInfo
2. TPopupFormInfo
3. TCMPopupHWndDestroy
4. TCMCreatePopup
5. TMouseActivate
6. PMouseActivateRec
7. TMouseActivateRec
8. TCMMouseActivate

[edit] New Delegates

1. TMouseActivateEvent
2. TAlignInsertBeforeEvent
3. TAlignPositionEvent

[edit] New Properties

1. TDragObject.AlwaysShowDragImages
2. TDragObject.RightClickCancels
3. TDragImageList.DragHotspot
4. TDockZone.ChildControl
5. TDockTree.RelativeSizes
6. TDockTree.TopZone

[edit] New Classes

1. TCustomControlAction
2. TControlAction

[edit] New Methods

1. TControlActionLink.IsDropdownMenuLinked
2. TControlActionLink.IsEnableDropdownLinked
3. TControlActionLink.IsPopupMenuLinked
4. TControlActionLink.SetDropdownMenu
5. TControlActionLink.SetEnableDropdown
6. TControlActionLink.SetPopupMenu
7. TControl.MouseActivate
8. TControl.DockReplaceDockClient
9. TControl.InvalidateDockHostSite
10. TControl.IsControlActivateMsg
11. TControl.IsQualifyingSite
12. TControl.RemoveWindowProps
13. TControl.UpdateBounds
14. TControl.PreProcessMessage
15. THintWindow.ShouldHideHint
16. TDockTree.AdjustFrameRect
17. TDockTree.FindControlAtPos
18. TDockTree.MouseDown
19. TDockTree.MouseMove
20. TDockTree.MouseUp
21. TDockTree.ReferenceFromOrient
22. TDockTree.ShowHint
23. TDockTree.WndProc
24. TDockTree.ZoneCaptionHitTest

[edit] New Event Handlers

1. TControl.CMMouseActivate message handler
2. TControl.OnMouseActivate
3. TControl.WMMouseActivate message handler
4. TControl.CMTextChanged message handler
5. TControl.OnAlignInsertBefore
6. TControl.OnAlignPosition

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TControl.RequestAlign (changed from dynamic to virtual ovveride)
2. TControl.DestroyHandle (changed from no override to virtual override)
3. TControl.ControlAtPos (added new optional parameter: AllLevels)
4. TSiteList.AddSite
5. TDragObject.WndProc
6. TBaseDragControlObject.EndDrag
7. TDragDockObject.Create
8. TControl.Destroy
9. TControl.Notification
10. TControl.Dock
11. TControl.ReplaceDockedControl
12. TControl.WndProc
13. TControl.CMParentShowHintChanged
14. TControl.WMContextMenu
15. TControl.ClientToParent
16. TControl.ParentToClient
17. TWinControl.AlignControls
18. TWinControl.DestroyWnd
19. TWinControl.CustomAlignInsertBefore
20. TWinControl.CustomAlignPosition
21. TWinControl.DestroyHandle
22. TWinControl.UpdateControlState
23. TWinControl.ControlAtPos
24. TWinControl.WndProc
25. TWinControl.PaintHandler (improvement to exception handling)
26. TWinControl.PaintTo (improvement to exception handling)
27. TWinControl.WMEraseBkgnd
28. TWinControl.WMSetFocus
29. TWinControl.WMKillFocus
30. TWinControl.DoKeyDown
31. TWinControl.WMDestroy
32. TWinControl.WMNCPaint
33. TWinControl.WMPrintClient
34. TDragImageList.SetDragCursor
35. TDragImageList.BeginDrag
36. TDragImageList.EndDrag
37. TDockTree.Create
38. TDockTree.InternalHitTest
39. TDockTree.LoadFromStream
40. TDockTree.PaintDockFrame
41. TDockTree.PaintSite
42. TDockTree.RemoveZone
43. TDockTree.ResetBounds
44. TDockTree.SaveToStream

[edit] Removed Methods

1. TControl.UpdateBounds

[edit] Changed Properties

1. TControl.DockSite (changed from protected to public)
2. TControl.DockManager (changed from protected to public)
3. TControl.UseDockManager (changed from protected to public)

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. InitWndProc
2. GetDockSiteAtPos
3. RegisterDockSite
4. DragTo

[edit] Unit CustomizeDlg

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCustomizeFrm.SetActionManager
2. TCustomizeFrm.CatListStartDrag

[edit] Unit Dialogs

[edit] New Constant

1. mbYesNo

[edit] New Property

1. TCommonDialog.TemplateModule

[edit] New Methods

1. TCommonDialog.Execute (new overloaded method added)
2. TOpenDialog.DoExecute (new overloaded method added)

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. CreateMessageDialog

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TOpenDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added)
2. TSaveDialg.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added)
3. TColorDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
4. TFontDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
5. TPrinterSetupDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
6. TPrintDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
7. TPageSetupDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
8. TFindDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method changed)
9. TCommonDialog.Destroy
10. TCommonDialog.TaskModalDialog
11. TOpenDialog.DoExecute
12. TPageSetupDialog.GetDefaults
13. TFindDialog.Destroy

[edit] Unit ExtActns

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TFileRun.OnUpdate
2. TPreviousTab.OnUpdate
3. TNextTab.OnUpdate
4. TURLAction.OnUpdate
5. TBrowseURL.OnUpdate
6. TListControlSelectAll.OnUpdate
7. TListControlClearSelection.OnUpdate
8. TListControlDeleteSelection.OnUpdate
9. TListControlCopySelection.OnUpdate

[edit] Unit ExtCtrls

[edit] New Event Handlers

1. TCustomControlBar.OnBeginBandMove
2. TCustomControlBar.OnEndBandMove
3. TCustomColorBox.OnGetColors

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TShape.OnMouseActivate
2. TPaintBox.OnMouseActivate
3. TImage.OnMouseActivate
4. TPanel.OnAlignInsertBefore
5. TPanel.OnAlignPosition
6. TPanel.OnMouseActivate
7. TPage.OnAlignInsertBefore
8. TPage.OnAlignPosition
9. TNotebook.OnMouseActivate
10. TControlBar.OnAlignInsertBefore
11. TControlBar.OnAlignPosition
12. TControlBar.OnBeginBandMove
13. TControlBar.OnEndBandMove
14. TControlBar.OnMouseActivate
15. TBoundLabel.OnMouseActivate
16. TLabeledEdit.OnMouseActivate
17. TColorBox.OnGetColors
18. TColorBox.OnStartDock
19. TColorBox.OnStartDrag

[edit] New Properties

1. TCustomPanel.VerticalAlignment

[edit] Changed Properties

1. TCustomPanel.ParentBackground (default added)

[edit] Newly Exposed Properties

1. TPanel.BevelEdges
2. TPanel.BevelKind
3. TPanel.VerticalAlignment

[edit] New Delegates

1. TSplitterCanResizeEvent
2. TBeginBandMoveEvent
3. TEndBandMoveEvent
4. TGetColorsEvent
5. TLBGetColorsEvent

[edit] New Methods

1. TCustomControlBar.DoBeginBandMove
2. TCustomControlBar.DoEndBandMove

[edit] New Classes

1. TCustomColorListBox

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCustomPanel.Create
2. TCustomPanel.Paint
3. TCustomControlBar.MouseDown
4. TCustomControlBar.MouseUp
5. TCustomColorBox.ColorCallBack
6. TCustomColorBox.PopulateList
7. TCustomColorBox.SetSelected
8. TCustomColorBox.SetStyle

[edit] New Resource Strings

1. clNameHotLight
2. clNameMenuBar
3. clNameMenuHighlight

[edit] New Functions

1. ColorToPrettyName (replaces array)

[edit] Unit ExtDlgs

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TOpenPictureDialog.Execute (ParentWnd parameter added and method body changed)

[edit] New Classes

1. TOpenTextFileDialog
2. TSaveTextFileDialog

[edit] Unit FileCtrl

[edit] Newly Exposed Properties

1. TFileListBox.OnMouseActivate
2. TDirectoryListBox.OnMouseActivate

[edit] New Types

1. TSelectDirExtOpt
2. TSelectDirExtOpts

[edit] New Classes

1. TSelectDirCallback

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. SelectDirectory
2. SelectDirCB

[edit] Unit Forms

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TScrollingWinControl.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TScrollingWinControl.OnAlignPosition
3. TScrollBox.OnMouseActivate
4. TFrame.OnAlignInsertBefore
5. TFrame.OnAlignPosition
6. TFrame.OnMouseActivate
7. TCustomActiveForm.OnMouseActivate
8. TForm.OnAlignInsertBefore
9. TForm.OnAlignPosition
10. TForm.OnMouseActivate

[edit] New Event Handlers

1. TApplication.OnGetActiveFormHandle
2. TApplication.OnGetMainFormHandle

[edit] Newly Overridden Methods

1. TCustomForm.DestroyHandle

[edit] New Message Handlers

1. TCustomForm.WMNCPaint (new message handler)
2. TCustomForm.WMNCHitTest (new message handler)
3. TCustomForm.WMNCCalcSize (new message handler)
4. TCustomForm.CMPopupHwndDestroy (new message handler)

[edit] New Methods

1. TScrollBox.PaintWindow
2. IDesignerHook.PaintMenu
3. TCustomForm.CloseModal
4. TCustomForm.GetOwnerWindow
5. TCustomForm.RecreateAsPopup
6. TApplication.IsPreProcessMessage
7. TApplication.AddPopupForm
8. TApplication.DoApplicationIdle
9. TApplication.RemovePopupForm

[edit] Removed Methods

1. TCustomFrame.Notification (was overridden prior removal)

[edit] New Types

1. TPopupWnd
2. TPopupWndArray
3. TPopupMode
4. TPopupForm
5. TPopupFormArray

[edit] New Delegates

1. TGetHandleEvent

[edit] New Properties

1. TCustomForm.PopupChildren
2. TCustomForm.PopupMode
3. TCustomForm.PopupParent
4. TScreen.CursorCount
5. TScreen.FocusedForm
6. TScreen.SaveFocusedList
7. TScreen.PrimaryMonitor
8. TApplication.ActionUpdateDelay
9. TApplication.ActiveFormHandle
10. TApplication.MainFormHandle
11. TApplication.ModalLevel
12. TApplication.PopupControlWnd

[edit] Newly Re-introduced Properties

1. TForm.PopupMode
2. TForm.PopupParent

[edit] Changed Properties

1. TCustomForm.Position (default changed from poDesigned to poDefaultPosOnly)
2. TCustomForm.ActiveOleControl (changed property set to a method instead of just a member var)
3. TCustomForm.Left (GetLeft, SetLeft introduced in this class to access Left property - some change associated with the form at design time)
4. TCustomForm.Top (GetTop, SetTop introduced in this class to access Top property - some change associated with the form at design time)

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. GetParentForm
2. ValidParentForm
3. DoneApplication
4. DisableTaskWindows (modified to deal with Windows XP issue where dialogs would appear behind other windows when re-enabled - although this may have actually been disabled because of issues?)
5. Initialization section changed
6. Finialization section changed

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TControlScrollBar.ScrollMessage
2. TScrollingWinControl.WMSize
3. TCustomFrame.SetParent
4. TCustomForm.CreateNew
5. TCustomForm.Destroy
6. TCustomForm.Loaded
7. TCustomForm.Notification
8. TCustomForm.ReadState
9. TCustomForm.VisibleChanging
10. TCustomForm.SetParent
11. TCustomForm.WndProc
12. TCustomForm.SetDesigner
13. TCustomForm.SetBorderStyle
14. TCustomForm.GetMonitor
15. TCustomForm.SetWindowToMonitor
16. TCustomForm.CreateParams
17. TCustomForm.CreateWnd
18. TCustomForm.SetActiveControl
19. TCustomForm.SetFocusedControl
20. TCustomForm.WMDestroy
21. TCustomForm.WMQueryEndSession
22. TCustomForm.WMWindowPosChanging
23. TCustomForm.CMShowingChanged
24. TCustomForm.Release
25. TCustomForm.RequestAlign
26. TCustomForm.IsShortCut
27. TApplication.Create
28. TApplication.Destroy
29. TApplication.WndProc
30. TApplication.Minimize
31. TApplication.Restore
32. TApplication.IsDlgMsg
33. TApplication.ProcessMessage
34. TApplication.HandleException
35. TApplication.MessageBox
36. TApplication.InvokeHelp
37. TApplication.HelpKeyword
38. TApplication.HelpContext
39. TApplication.HelpJump
40. TApplication.Idle
41. TApplication.ValidateHelpSystem
42. TApplication.HideHint
43. TApplication.ActivateHint
44. TApplication.DispatchAction

[edit] Modified Constants

1. TileParams (scope changed)

[edit] Unit Graphics

[edit] New Constants

1. clWebSnow
2. clWebFloralWhite
3. clWebLavenderBlush
4. clWebOldLace
5. clWebIvory
6. clWebCornSilk
7. clWebBeige
8. clWebAntiqueWhite
9. clWebWheat
10. clWebAliceBlue
11. clWebGhostWhite
12. clWebLavender
13. clWebSeashell
14. clWebLightYellow
15. clWebPapayaWhip
16. clWebNavajoWhite
17. clWebMoccasin
18. clWebBurlywood
19. clWebAzure
20. clWebMintcream
21. clWebHoneydew
22. clWebLinen
23. clWebLemonChiffon
24. clWebBlanchedAlmond
25. clWebBisque
26. clWebPeachPuff
27. clWebTan
28. clWebYellow
29. clWebDarkOrange
30. clWebRed
31. clWebDarkRed
32. clWebMaroon
33. clWebIndianRed
34. clWebSalmon
35. clWebCoral
36. clWebGold
37. clWebTomato
38. clWebCrimson
39. clWebBrown
40. clWebChocolate
41. clWebSandyBrown
42. clWebLightSalmon
43. clWebLightCoral
44. clWebOrange
45. clWebOrangeRed
46. clWebFirebrick
47. clWebSaddleBrown
48. clWebSienna
49. clWebPeru
50. clWebDarkSalmon
51. clWebRosyBrown
52. clWebPaleGoldenrod
53. clWebLightGoldenrodYellow
54. clWebOlive
55. clWebForestGreen
56. clWebGreenYellow
57. clWebChartreuse
58. clWebLightGreen
59. clWebAquamarine
60. clWebSeaGreen
61. clWebGoldenRod
62. clWebKhaki
63. clWebOliveDrab
64. clWebGreen
65. clWebYellowGreen
66. clWebLawnGreen
67. clWebPaleGreen
68. clWebMediumAquamarine
69. clWebMediumSeaGreen
70. clWebDarkGoldenRod
71. clWebDarkKhaki
72. clWebDarkOliveGreen
73. clWebDarkgreen
74. clWebLimeGreen
75. clWebLime
76. clWebSpringGreen
77. clWebMediumSpringGreen
78. clWebDarkSeaGreen
79. clWebLightSeaGreen
80. clWebPaleTurquoise
81. clWebLightCyan
82. clWebLightBlue
83. clWebLightSkyBlue
84. clWebCornFlowerBlue
85. clWebDarkBlue
86. clWebIndigo
87. clWebMediumTurquoise
88. clWebTurquoise
89. clWebCyan
90. clWebAqua
91. clWebPowderBlue
92. clWebSkyBlue
93. clWebRoyalBlue
94. clWebMediumBlue
95. clWebMidnightBlue
96. clWebDarkTurquoise
97. clWebCadetBlue
98. clWebDarkCyan
99. clWebTeal
100. clWebDeepskyBlue
101. clWebDodgerBlue
102. clWebBlue
103. clWebNavy
104. clWebDarkViolet
105. clWebDarkOrchid
106. clWebMagenta
107. clWebFuchsia
108. clWebDarkMagenta
109. clWebMediumVioletRed
110. clWebPaleVioletRed
111. clWebBlueViolet
112. clWebMediumOrchid
113. clWebMediumPurple
114. clWebPurple
115. clWebDeepPink
116. clWebLightPink
117. clWebViolet
118. clWebOrchid
119. clWebPlum
120. clWebThistle
121. clWebHotPink
122. clWebPink
123. clWebLightSteelBlue
124. clWebMediumSlateBlue
125. clWebLightSlateGray
126. clWebWhite
127. clWebLightgrey
128. clWebGray
129. clWebSteelBlue
130. clWebSlateBlue
131. clWebSlateGray
132. clWebWhiteSmoke
133. clWebSilver
134. clWebDimGray
135. clWebMistyRose
136. clWebDarkSlateBlue
137. clWebDarkSlategray
138. clWebGainsboro
139. clWebDarkGray
140. clWebBlack
141. WebColorsCount

[edit] New Types

1. TTextFormats
2. TTextFormat

[edit] Changed Type

1. TFontData (Orientation added)

[edit] New Methods

1. TFont.GetOrientation
2. TFont.SetOrientation
3. TCanvas.TextRect (added another overloaded method)
4. TIcon.LoadFromResourceName
5. TIcon.LoadFromResourceID

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TFont.SetColor
2. TFont.GetHandle
3. TFont.SetHandle
4. TFont.SetHeight
5. TFont.SetSize
6. TFont.SetStyle
7. TFont.SetPitch
8. TFont.SetCharset
9. TPen.SetHandle
10. TBrush.SetHandle
11. TBitmap.Assign
12. TBitmap.ReadDIB

[edit] New Properties

1. Orientation

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. GetFontData
2. ByteSwapColors

[edit] New Procedures

1. GetPenData
2. GetBrushData
3. InitDefFontData

[edit] Unit GraphUtil

[edit] New Types

1. TColorArray
2. TGradientDirection
3. TColorArraySortType

[edit] New Constants

1. WebNamedColorsCount
2. WebNamedColors

[edit] New Procedures

1. GradientFillCanvas
2. ScaleImage
3. ColorToWebColorStr
4. ColorToWebColorName
5. WebColorToRGB
6. RGBToWebColorStr
7. RGBToWebColorName
8. WebColorNameToColor
9. WebColorStrToColor
10. SortColorArray

[edit] Unit Grids

[edit] Newly Exposed Properties

1. TDrawGrid.BevelEdges
2. TDrawGrid.BevelInner
3. TDrawGrid.BevelKind
4. TDrawGrid.BevelOuter
5. TDrawGrid.BevelWidth

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TDrawGrid.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Removed Types

1. TSelection record

[edit] Unit ListActns

[edit] New Classes

1. TCustomVirtualListAction
2. TCustomStaticListAction
3. TStaticListAction

[edit] Changed Classes

1. TStaticListItems

[edit] Unit Mask

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TMaskEdit.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Unit Menus

[edit] New Class

1. TMenuItemEnumerator

[edit] New Methods

1. TMenuItem.GetEnumerator
2. TMenu.CreateMenuItem
3. TPopupMenu.SetPopupPoint

[edit] New Procedures

1. ShortCutFromMessage
2. IsAltGRPressed

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TMenuItem.AdvancedDrawItem
2. TMenu.IsShortCut
3. TPopupMenu.Popup

[edit] Unit OleCtnrs

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TOleContainer.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Unit OleCtrls

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TEventDispatch.Invoke (changed to virtual)

[edit] New Delegate

1. TServiceQuery

[edit] Changed Class

1. TOleControl (implemented new interface: IServiceProvider)

[edit] New Methods

1. TOleControl.QueryService

[edit] New Properties

1. ServiceQuery

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TEventDispatch.QueryInterface
2. TOleControl.Destroy
3. TOleControl.CreateControl
4. TOleControl.CreateStorage
5. TOleControl.DoObjectVerb
6. TOleControl.SetBounds

[edit] Unit Outline

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TOutline.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Unit Printers

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TPrinter.Abort
2. TPrinter.SetPrinter

[edit] Unit ScktComp

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCustomWinSocket.ReceiveBuf
2. TServerWinSocket.Accept

[edit] Unit StdActnMenus

[edit] Newly Overridden Method

1. TStandardCustomizePopup.NCPaint

[edit] New Class

1. TStandardDropDownButton

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TStandardMenuItem.DrawBackground
2. TStandardMenuButton.DrawBackground

[edit] Unit StdActns

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCommonDialogAction.DoAccept (changed to virtual)
2. TCommonDialogAction.DoCancel (changed to virtual)
3. TCommonDialogAction.SetupDialog (changed to virtual)

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TFileOpen.OnUpdate
2. TFileOpenWith.OnUpdate
3. TFileSaveAs.OnUpdate
4. TFilePrintSetup.OnUpdate
5. TFilePageSetup.OnUpdate
6. TFileExit.OnUpdate
7. TSearchFind.OnUpdate
8. TSearchReplace.OnUpdate
9. TSearchFindNext.OnUpdate
10. TFontEdit.OnUpdate
11. TColorSelect.OnUpdate
12. TPrintDlg.OnUpdate

[edit] New Class

1. TBrowseForFolder

[edit] New Types

1. TBrowseForFolderOption
2. TBrowseOptions

[edit] New Delegates

1. TBrowseForFolderCallbackEvent

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TEditAction.UpdateTarget
2. TEditPaste.UpdateTarget
3. TEditUndo.UpdateTarget
4. TEditDelete.UpdateTarget

[edit] Unit StdCtrls

[edit] Newly Exposed Properties

1. TGroupBox.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TGroupBox.OnAlignPosition
3. TLabel.EllipsisPosition
4. TEdit.BevelWidth
5. TComboBox.AutoCompleteDelay
6. TListBox.AutoCompleteDelay
7. TListBox.BevelWidth

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TGroupBox.OnMouseActivate
2. TLabel.OnMouseActivate
3. TEdit.OnMouseActivate
4. TMemo.OnMouseActivate
5. TButton.OnMouseActivate
6. TCheckBox.OnMouseActivate
7. TListBox.OnMouseActivate

[edit] New Type

1. TEllipsisPosition (enum)

[edit] Changed Type

1. TSelection (record) - now global scope (moved to interface section)

[edit] New Property

1. TCustomLabel.EllipsisPosition
2. TCustomComboBox.AutoCompleteDelay
3. TCustomListBox.AutoCompleteDelay

[edit] New Methods

1. TCustomListBox.LoadRecreateItems
2. TCustomListBox.SaveRecreateItems

[edit] Modified Properties

1. TCustomEdit.ReadOnly (changed visibility from protected to public)

[edit] Removed Message Handlers

1. TCustomComboBox.WMNCCalcSize

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TCustomLabel.DoDrawText (changes to deal with ellipsis)
2. TCustomLabel.SetAutoSize (changes to deal with ellipsis)
3. TCustomComboBoxStrings.GetObject
4. TCustomComboBoxStrings.Get
5. TCustomCombo.Destroy
6. TCustomCombo.EditWndProc (handle mouse move message)
7. TCustomCombo.CNCommand
8. TCustomCombo.AdjustDropDown
9. TCustomComboBox.Create
10. TCustomComboBox.KeyPress
11. TCustomComboBox.WMPaint
12. TButtonControl.CNCtlColorStatic
13. TButton.CNCtlColorBtn
14. TCustomListBox.Create
15. TCustomListBox.SetItemIndex
16. TCustomListBox.CreateWnd
17. TCustomListBox.DestroyWnd
18. TCustomListBox.WMPaint
19. TCustomListBox.KeyPress

[edit] Unit StdStyleActnCtrls

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TStandardStyleActionBars.GetControlClass

[edit] Unit Tabs

[edit] New Type

1. TScrollOrientation (enum)
2. TTabSetTabStyle (enum) - also introduced new values: tsSoftTabs, tsModernTabs, tsModernPopout

[edit] New Properties

1. TScroller.ScrollOrientation
2. TTabSet.Images
3. TTabSet.ShrinkToFit
4. TTabSet.TabPosition

[edit] New Message Handler

1. TTabSet.WMEraseBkgnd

[edit] New Event Handler

1. TTabSet.OnGetImageIndex

[edit] New Delegate

1. TTabSetDrawTabEvent

[edit] New Methods

1. TTabSet.CanChange
2. TTabSet.CMHintShow
3. TTabSet.CreateTabs
4. TTabSet.GetImageIndex
5. TTabSet.MouseDown
6. TTabSet.Notification
7. TTabSet.Paint
8. TTabSet.SetTabIndex

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TTabSet.ItemAtPos
2. TScroller.Create
3. TScroller.Destroy
4. TScroller.Paint
5. TScroller.DoMouseDown
6. TScroller.WMMouseMove
7. TScroller.WMLButtonUp
8. TTabList.Delete
9. TTabSet.Create
10. TTabSet.Destroy
11. TTabSet.DoneBitmaps
12. TTabSet.CalcTabPositions
13. TTabSet.ItemAtPos
14. TTabSet.ItemRect
15. TTabSet.Paint
16. TTabSet.CreateEdgeParts
17. TTabSet.PaintEdge
18. TTabSet.FixTabPos
19. TTabSet.SetTabIndex
20. TTabSet.SetTabStyle
21. TTabSet.MouseDown
22. TTabSet.WMSize
23. TTabSet.MinClientRect
24. TTabSet.ItemWidth

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handlers

1. TTabSet.OnAlignInsertBefore
2. TTabSet.OnAlignPosition
3. TTabSet.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Unit Themes

[edit] Changed Method

1. TThemeServices.Create

[edit] Changed Procedures

1. Finalization section

[edit] Unit ToolWin

1. TToolDockForm.Create

[edit] Unit ValEdit

[edit] Newly Exposed Event Handler

1. TValueListEditor.OnMouseActivate

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TValueListEditor.DoOnValidate
2. TValueListStrings.Assign
3. TValueListStrings.FindItemProp

[edit] Unit WinHelpViewer

[edit] Changed Method

1. TWinHelpViewer.UnderstandsTopic

[edit] Unit XPActnCtrls

[edit] Changed Methods

1. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawBackground
2. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawGlyph
3. TXPStyleMenuItem.DrawSeparator
4. TXPStyleMenuButton.DrawBackground
5. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawBackground
6. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawFrame
7. TXPStyleDropDownBtn.DrawGlyph